Following the issuance of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 11/2017/QD-TTg ("Decision 11") on the development of solar power in April 2017, which we reported in "Vietnam Goes Green with New Guidance...

Vietnam's integration process into global trade has evolved on a cycle of seven years. The first step in Vietnam's international trade integration was the conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement with the United States in 2000.

The latest round of trade talks within the WTO framework is in an indefinite gridlock for a variety of reasons but most often cited is the very large number of participants involved and their disparate economic/development levels.